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Dordt Digital Media Students to \'46ilm in Asia
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11/21/2008
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\'46ilm Students
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{\b by Hani Yang}
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Over this Christmas break, December 30\_January 8, ten Dordt College
students will be on a different kind of short\_term mission trip\uc1\u8212?instead
of shovels and painting, they will have cameras, tripods and a handful
of heartfelt curiosity.
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Accompanied by digital media Professor Mark Volkers, the students
will travel to the Philippines, leaving their own comfort zones to
experience film production with a purpose. They will serve Christian
ministries with their skills, filming in the slums of Manila under
the guidance of Volkers.
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\uc1\u8220?I\uc1\u8217?ve never gone this far, or done anything this
bold in my life,\uc1\u8221? said Evan Gulstine, a junior with digital
media production major. \uc1\u8220?I love my major and want to do
adventurous things\uc1\u8212?and this is it!\uc1\u8221?
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The primary goal of the trip is to produce a slum documentary to bring
awareness of the poverty and injustice suffered by one billion slum
dwellers in the world today. The United Nations estimates that by
2030 that number may be three billion. The final documentary will
be a global look at slums, how they develop, and what can be done
to address this growing problem.
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\uc1\u8220?Looking at my friends living in slums in Nairobi, I began
to wonder about the justice in this world,\uc1\u8221? said Volkers.
He applied for and was awarded a grant from Dordt College\uc1\u8217?s
Andreas Center to cover some of the expense in the development of
a documentary on the subject. \uc1\u8220?I hope that students will
be transformed in their understanding of a large global issue\uc1\u8212?like
poverty\uc1\u8212?and develop a passion for justice as they become
more confident as media experts.\uc1\u8221?
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Students traveling to the Philippines are Danielle Roos, Alvin Shim
and Philip Van Maanen, Sioux Center; Dale Vande Griend, Hull; Luke
Kreykes, Sheldon; Piper Kucera, Traer; Evan Gulstine, St. Charles,
IL; Peter Hessels, Dunnville, ON; Andrew Hornor, Houston, TX; and
Hani Yang, Merida, Mexico. Each of the participants must raise some
of their own funding for the trip.
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Upon their arrival, students will be divided into three groups. Two
groups will do pro bono videos: One is a promotional video for Christian
education. The other is for The Alliance for Christian Development
Agency (ACDA) and Christian Convergence for Good Governance (CCGG).
The third group of students will be filming the slums.
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\uc1\u8220?[In order to go on this trip] There\uc1\u8217?s a lot to
be sacrificed\uc1\u8212?time, family, break, money, to mention a few,\uc1\u8221?
said Alvin Shim, a junior English major, who has a tremendous interest
in the media production. \uc1\u8220?But I really want this documentary
to be made, and I\uc1\u8217?m really excited to be in such a project
with this great crew.\uc1\u8221? \line
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